title: Ablation of bone metastases.
abstract: Metastatic disease is the most common neoplasm involving the skeletal system and can result in significant pain and morbidity. Although narcotic medications and external beam radiation therapy remain the standard of care, several image-guided ablation techniques have evolved to play a role in the management of painful bone metastases. This article reviews the percutaneous ablation techniques available for relieving bone pain in patients suffering from cancer.
authors.affiliation: Vascular and Interventional Radiology, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nazario
authors.forename: Alda L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Tam
mesh_terms: D055011:Ablation Techniques; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans